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St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-19


PROBATE DOCKET DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
BY virtue OF IN order of the Honorable Die
trlct Court in and for the parish of st. Landry.
there will be sold ut public auction TO the las
and highest bidder, ny the undersigned adj
ninistrator or any duly qualified auctloneeT,
at the last residence of the deceased. in Prai-
RE Mamouth. on TUESDAY. MARCH 22d,
1887. the following described property belong
ing to the estate of Lenon Vidrine deceased, 70
wit:
/. The plantation where deceased last resided.
situated in Prairie Mamouth, parish of ST.
hundred and sixt three superficial acres.
more er less. OF prairie and wood land bounded
on the north by lands of William j. Ashford,
south by lands OF Joseph Vidrine. east by
lands of Lcontine Vidrine, wife. of Emile Des-
hotels and west by lands of Hypolite Vidrne
together with all the bui dings and improve
ments thereon. except the grist mill
. A certain tract OF prairie land situated In
prairie Mamouth. parish of st. Landry. state
aforesaid, bounded north by lands NJ Antoine
Deshotels. south by lands of Hypohte Fidrine,
east by lands of William J. Ashford. and west
by lands OF Joseph Vidrine, containing two
iundr d superficial arpents. more or less
3. A certain tract OF wood land situated on
Bayou dies Cannes woods. bounded north by
south by--east by - and west by
lands of Hypoiite Vidrinc, measuring one hun
dred superficial arpents, more or less.
4. Twelve head or gentle horned cattle.
S. One horse and colt, tAmerican.l
6. Twelve head of sheep.
:. One on cart.
g. One pair OF work oxen.
Q. One grist mill
10. Two ploWs.
IL One harrow.
12. One cross-cut saw.
l3. One lot of carpenters tools.
Il. Que grindStolle and one bread lA-
Is. One saddle and birdie
lG. One branding iron figuring thus v.
Terms and Conditions.-Une fourth or the
purchase price of the lands and mmovahlt+s
cash on the day of sale; and the balance Of the
purchase price payable in three equal annual
luStalmente from January first, lS8T--purcla-
sers to furnish their notst. with two good and
solvent suretieS to the satisfaction of the :td-
lninistrator. tn bear eiGhr per cent yearly in,
terest from their respective matuFties until
paid, said notes to he futrher secured by spc-
cidi mortgage end vendors lien purchasers
also to bind themselves to pay ten per cent adj
diti0nai for attorney s fees, III case incurred.
The meyahlps will he SOLD Tor ca h.
THEODUI.E XENON ViDRINE,
feb I95t Admins tratOT-
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-19

Rev. I. J. Hough has presented us
with larg lump of his famous Jersey
butter. 1t Is very firm, and of the
color of gold and the quality cores
ponds with its richness of color.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-19

April 9th and 9Th next, will be the
95th anniversary of the battle of Shi-
lob about that time We will publish an
account of that great battle.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-19
NOTICE!

The rattle of Mr.. A. Glron'S fine black stallion
BarnuIn. will come off on the I'd dav OF April
next. at Judge A. Smon's office III Opetolsas'
ot 10 o'clock a m. All those whose chances
mr.. unna,d will please come forward and set
lie. for same. else they will be disposed of.
inch I9-3t
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-19

A few newspapers in the State, OPP
posed both to McEnery and Nichols,
because they, it is alleged, represent
factions, want some other candidate
for Governor, who represents no fac
ton. 1t is hardly correct to say, that
Gen. Nichols represents faction; he
seems to be the choice of that large
element of the party which is opposed
to the manner i'll which the present ad-
minstration has conducted the Govern
ment. The great object is to have
another administration, free from the
evil influences of the present one, and
one of different methods; those who
want the change, believe-a belief
justified by his past course-that Gen.
Nichols would not succumb to the
politicians whose interests are inimical
to the welfare Of the people, as the
present Governor has done.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-19
MAR BE ID.

On Tuesday, March 18th. 1881 III beilcFne oS
per + W Lewis MIR. JAMES VI. ARNOLD and
MISS EMILY SPEARS. both Of St. Landry Parish,
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-19

First-class vinegar for sale cheap
No chemicals in it. Apply at this office
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-19

Epitaph on an editor-Here lies one
who never lied before.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-19
ktKSEEszFE,S SALE.
MARIE ID. LAFLEUE, We. SYLVESTER
MCCLAIN.

No. 1903.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-19
EDafB Lie SALE.
ESTATE OF zENON vIDRISE.

No. 4786.
PROBATE DOCKET. DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-09
THEIR legality QUESTIONED.

The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader claims
that the laws of Dakota territory,
which have been compiled by E. w.
Caldwell, ex-territorlal auditor, and
Chas. H. Price, a Highmore lawyer,
ha We been invalidated by reason Of the
delay in their publication. The law
creating the Office of law compilcrs and
providing for the publication of the
laws, says, chapter Sd. section6:
When the laws shall have been
printed and are ready for distribution.
which shall be within eight months
from the passage and approval of this
act, the governor shall issue his proc
lamation announcing such fact and his
acceptance of such compilation.
The act was approved March 11th.
1887; eight months from that date
brings the legal limit to November 18th
1887. No laws have been printed up
to the present time. Ii is now a very
serious question whether or not the
laws will be invalidated and the whole
code thrown out.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-09
THE elo sioux W.

There are only two questions in the
general politics OF Dakota. One is the
statehood question and the other is the
question of opening up the Big Sioux
reservation. The latter is the larger
question III portions of Dakota. par
ticularly in the Black Hills and in the
country to the east Of the Black Hills
on the Missouri river.
Pierre did a great deal Of work to
influence the Forty.ninth congress to
open the reservation, and will send a
delegation of leading citizens to Wash
ington this winter to work in the same
behalf. The Black Hills country will
also be represented there on the same
business. These, and probably other
delegations, win cooperate to the full.
est extent possible with Delegate Clifford
in the work Of getting the southern
half Of the great reservation open to
railroads and to settlement.
The Chicago and Northwestern is
hating at Pierre, and the Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul at Chamber.
lain and Running Water, awaiting this
action Of congress. There is no doub,
that these lines wouldbe extended west,
ward promptly upon the settlement,
Of the reservation q uestion, opening ur
q great country TO settlement and es
t~ablishing valuable communication
With the rich mineral regions and stool
saages Of the west.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-09

The opening Of the reservation would
give q wonderful impetus to the Disel
Hills country ard to all that portion 81
Dakota lying 10 the eastward, addin1
immensely to the population and bus.
ness Of southern Dakota. The Black
Hills country would early he supplied
with the railroad facilities re, uircd TO
develop its great resources. while Pierre
and Chamberlain particularly would
have such "booms'' as they have never
! known before.
The lines of communication would
| speedily extend westward from the
Missouri river in all directions, reach
ing into Montana Idaho and Washins-
ton territories-in fact, opening a
great middle belt between the Union
Pacific and the Northern Pacific coast
and the Missouri river.
Sioux City has reason to be some
thing more than interested spectator.
Sioux City should cooperate to the ex-
tent Of its influence and power to Sc
cure the end for which its friends in
Dakota are % earnestly striving. The
opening of the reservation and. the cx-
tension of the roads westward from
the Missouri river can only mean a
wonderful enlargement of the trade
territory of Sioux City.
The Journal is glad to call the at
tention of the Sioux CITY Jobbers' and
Manufacturers association to this
work, and invite it to join hands with
the good people of Dakota in further
ing it.-Sioux City Journal.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-09

A Washington dispatch says that
Delegate Clifford proposes to turn things
over in congress this winter. He has
already turned up something like 200
bills looking to the a%,neiloration
Of the condition Of the residents
Of the TERRITORY. He wants the
Sioux reservation thrown open to settle
ment, and favors the division Of the
territory on the forty-sixth parallel
and the admission Of the southern
half, but inasmuch as the majority in
favor of this proposition in the terri.
tory was very slim in the recent elect
ion he will not push his bill.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-09

Deadwood real estate is reported
fairly active, with a brilliant prospect
Of heavy transactions IN the near future.
Custer dirt is also becoming more de
sirablc. but is being held at figures
which preclude rapid transfers. We
note the sale Of nine lots only during
the week which were purchased by a
well-posted Rapid City man, who de-
clared his intention Of making further
investments in a few days. The Custer
rat is becoming palpably odorous. ard
the peculiar odor emitted would Justify
the belief that the friskv rodent had in
some manner come in contact with a
strong solution of tin and tcllurinm.-
Chronicle.
Rats
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-09


Hon. NJ. H. Day has received much
favorable mention for commissioner of
the general land Office. Mr.. Day is
we'll fitted for the position and is, we
think the choice of a majority of the
people of the territory. The sollow-
ing is from the Sioux City Journal:
NJ. II. Day. of Dakota. WHO was inc
democratic candidate for delegate in
congress in the last election, is suggest
ed as fit man to succeed Mr.. Sparks
as commissioner of the general land
Office. There is evidence in the press
Of Mr.. Days home neighborhood that
lie is favorably impressed with the idea
He is now in the east and the inference
is made that he has had a conference
with the president on the subject.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-09
OELRlcHs lIEMS.

The herd Of horses sold last fall by
Harry Oelrichs to E. G. Curran. were
returned last Monday, there being
some disagreement as to pay.
Late reports from Harry Oelrichs
are to TIE effect that he is slowly inn
proving. This will be good news to
his many friends in this vicinity.
Oelrichs will o he flooded with
music. A brass band composed of
thirteen pieces has been organized, in
struments ordered, and everything
ready to begin practice. Sanford
Parker, who. is an old musician will
act as leader.
Jacob G%roesenbeck, who has for the
past three months been employed by
Messrs. Bull e. Morris, left Friday for
Custer City, where he will remain.
Jake made many friends while here
by his courteous and g%entlemanly de-
meanor, and they all wish him success
in whatever he undertakes.
The Abattoir company have let a
contract to James Huckins and Chas.
Buck to put up two ice houses, each
24x80, also two houses 2Ox40, to be
used as store houses. They will he.
gin work on them next week.
The placing of the machinery, build
ing of the yards, and all other work is
rapidly approaching completion, and
betokens an early commencement Of
operations. The whistle of the engine
wakes the echoes every morning at {
o'clock.-Times.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-09
NOIiGE OF CoNIEsI.

us. LAND OFFICE D%EApwoup. OAK, Nov. Is. 1881.
c"mplaInt having been entered ut this Office by
IRE to comply with law "a TO ,i.nbcr.cnltn.c entry
No ~ dated June 9Th, iss3, upon the vi. mwi,
and Ms swi, section 81, township g south. range
3east, II. II. Nj. in Fall l;I"cr county, Dakota,
with Il view to the cancellation OF said entry con
testant alleging that said William Odds l,a failed
To break or caused To III. broi,o,. ON sa;. tract the
tlv.. acres required to be broken d.Iiug the first
year of said entry, ending June 9Th, 1885,: and
failed I" break or caused tol'e hroked during the
second year of said entry, ending June 5!th, 1881.
the five acres required to lr broken during that
year. and has wholly failed 10 cultivate said tract
andto plant trees, tiee. seeds or outlines on any
second third and fourth years of said entry, end
ing I,inc 9Th, lss'; that said failures still exist:
that said tract is not subject I" timhcr.cult'ire
entry, there being now upon said section ~, town
shin $. south. range > cast. II. n. NJ, over forty
acres of living native timber, pine and cotton.
wood trees: the said parties ar" hereby summoned
to appear at this office on the 9Th day of January,
1888. at ~ o'clociS II. M. TO respond and furnish
testimony concerning said alleged failure.
.93i JouN X. WnITEsipE, Register.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-09

The Graphic, published at Kimball,
Brule county, il six years old, and
claims to. be 1.-THE only strictly mora!
paper in Dakota" Evidently the
editor of the Graphic never saw a copy
Of the STAR.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-09
= ~
F!NhL fkOnE NOT CES.


LAHD usrics AT DRAnwoon. DAK. Nuv.a1, 1927.
Notice is hereby given tia; the following named
settler has filed notice of his. intrntiem 10 make
final promf in support of his claim; aud that s,id
proof will be made before the clerk of the district
court for Fall River count: dakota. at l!nt
IllUM J. BINGHAM,
D.. s. Nc. 1910 fur ne al. Nv "a section :. nw.i
no ~, " IA NV y; section ii. t,wis.ip 3 snu.h,
raligc |! cyst. i. u. VI.
He names tn. foil wiae witac-s..tn provo his
land, viz: Daniel ID. Chute. Alexander : stewart
Edmund Petty aud George i. Gibson. all of Hot
Springs. pak. 81 JOIN II. WmirGsi,,i., Register.
l.ASp orti,E AT DEADwo"p, pAE:, Nov. 10, 1ss:
Notice is hereby given that the following-nancd
settler has filed notice IF his intention To make
proof will be- made he:cre the 81. rk fin, district
court for Fail River county, ID. i. ut iict Springs,
u. i. on JantarS ~ 81, yi,;
y =. SC. SIG, 70. .!c los and :. ard g.: pe;a
s-e,iua :. ,oy:, : =. y ne.r,.st. :, y. -.
H. M-fi.- 90. se'.rri.g Witnesses 20 if"'ss, i.-
lrai. VIZ. Wiii.alr i. s~uia.'ih, Adam, s.lcc.s
! rcd scau..r and Ga.yil y. Persons. all of Hot
s%pr;n;s. ID. 4. aaa. Jons IL. "'ni7nsinr, RE-
LAND OFFICE AT D:.ADwoup, y. u. Nov. IL. 1857
Il .. 4. N. iaberg, who made u. $. No. i,di
and to whom it may concern:
Notice il hereby given TINT the fo!lowiIg NAMED
settler has filed notice Of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim and that SAID
court for FAN wiver county, Dalista, a: lilo,
Springs Dali Nl,E e ssnSHIy i 81 a liz ! W.;
d.. S. No. l354 for the 81: sa,i section 20, and M:
ne'. section ~, township q south, range cast
He names the following witnesses to prove hi.
continuous residence upon, and cultivation Of
said land; viz: James W. Martin, Byron, II
allof Buffalo Gap, Dak. JonS Il. WnlTEsipE,
2a3i l;cgistcr.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-09
HOTSPRINGs STAR.


An exchange has the following: .If
Dakota can raise 60,GJU.OOO bushels Of
wheat In one yeaI,it would seem she
ought to be able tv raise at least one
congressman"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-12-09
Q

Are situated in Fall River county, in the southern part Of the Black
Hills, twelve miles west of Buffalo Gap, the nearest point on the
Fremont, Ekhorn and Missouri Valley railroad, and are the most
wonderful discovery of modern times nd the greatest boon con.
ferred upon mankind for centuries. The scenery all about
is not only grand, as mountain scenery usually ilnpresses one, but
it is beautiful as well. The ruggedness is softened by natural
lawns, by small and richly green trees by delightful glens and
natural parks fine m@s aud wallis With ey cnywhm. rom the &bhs Mkt Ner Mns river from the
Ad mountain tic glen toe rock ribbed and mAtulam mountain all within sweep dec eye
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-28
Cnp.ure OF a Boa I'm a sewer.

Paris dispatch to London Daily Telegraph
Some sewer-men met with q strange
adventure while at work one night IN
enc of the labyrinths OF snbterrsnean
Paris. As they were busily engaged
in cleaning out that part Of the metro
uolitan cloaca which is under the Bou-
ieyard do Ia Villette they suddenly
heard a loud and prolonged sound OF
Kissing. which some OF them took to be
the cries OF a person in distress, who
had, perhaps, fallen into the drain at
one Of the open points. Redonnet, the
foreman of the gang, thought, how
ever, that the strange noise was
caused by evil-doeIs, who were
probably hiding in the sewers from the
police SO he took up his shovel and
marched boldly toward the spot whence
the sounds proceeded. After having
proceeded considerable distance he
saw by the dim light Of the sewer
Inns an enormous boa constructor
toiled around one OF the water duets
with its head protruding toward him.
Redonnet Immediately stunned the
reptile with vigorous blow from his
shovel, and, his workmen having come
up, the whole party set to work until
they battered the lie out OF the Ill
fated and imprudent boa. The remains
of the reptile were then carefully col
lected and borne in triumph to the sur
face of the earth and then to the near
est police station, where, 1t appears,
the boa "was wanted" as it had man
aged to escape from the menagerie OF d
wandering Snowman, who had been ex-
bibiting his "fearful wild fowl TO Tao
inhabitants of the municipal borough:
OF La Villette and La Chapelle.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-28
The s7oon and the weather.

lALlOdkO NOVEL;
OF all surviving pseudo superstitions
that of the influence of the moon on
the weather dies the hardest; and the
belief that the (so-called) "changes
of the moon are accompanied or fol-
lowed 10y changes in the condition
Of the terrestrial atmosphere is still to
lie found among a very large number
indeed of otherwise educated and en-
,ightened people. A recent writer in
The English Mechanic has examined
The grounds of this belief, and attr'-
iuies it to the neutrality-suspicious. OF tue
,lmanacs OF the early part OF the ecu
tuyy.
as TO tie moon changing, one
would imagine, to hear the majority OF
,eople talk. that "change" OF the
moon is in some sense cognate with q
coLjuring trick, in which the perform
er. after showing that he has nothing
in his hand, instantaneously produces
an egg, an orange, or a ball from IT.
Now nothing could be further from the
truth than this, the fact being that the
moon is.always cbanging-.Ol" before
conjunction she is waning, OF after L
she is waxing, and so throughout he:
monthly path. When her (celestiaD lon
eitude is identical with that OF the sun
She is said in the almanac to be "new y;
wien such longitude differs 9Oo from
the suns towards the east she is In her
sfrst quarter; when they are
separated by 1902 the moon is "fulL .
and when she has travelled to thatpsint
in her orbit in which she is 900 to the
west of the sun she is said to be in her
.slast quarter in each case it being
assumed that she is viewed from the
earth's centre. The use OF TIE word
"change, then, in connection with her
position in these four points OF her
orbit, is solecism, pure and simple.
"But," people are heard to say, "as
The moon influences the tides, why
should it not affect the atmosphere,
too ?" To which the immediate obvious
reply is that the tides are semi-diurnil
phenomenon, so that on this principle
The weather ought to change twice q
day slso-a conclusion too absurd to be
entertained. Nevertheless the moon
does influence the atmosphere by
causing the production in it Of tides 50
minute as, under ordinary circum-
stances, to be masked by other fuctus-
tions. The existence Of these atmos-
pLeric tides was first definitely esta-
blished by the observations OF the late
Professor Daniel, but if these minute
tides influenced the weather in the
slightest degreeit must change twice a
day IA supposition too ridiculous to
merit notice.
| The "moon on her back" as 0
weather sign would appear to be good
deal ike the old woman's indigo test
il the dye was pure "twould eithel
sink or swim, she disrememberei
which, Mr.. Forepaugh says it's
"dry moon," but in many parts Of ths
country, and uniformly in England, th'
belief prevails that when the youns
moon is "lying on her back "--in othe
words. when the line joining her cusp
J IL nearly or quite parallel 70 tho hon
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-28
SIM art Animn is.
INnW York Tribune. ]


A Scranton gentleman he's cat that
is very fond Of some kinds OF music,
and very much exasperated Whenever
her master plays on his violin She
will lie on the sofa and purr approving
" whenever one of the young ladies'
performs waltz or other lively piece
on tie piano, and she will listen atten-
lively to the children's songs, bat as
soon as her owner begins to tune mp his
violin shc becomes very uneasy. The
momens he starts to play time the cat
darts at him as if she bad suddenly been
seized with fit, scratches viciously at
the lower part OF lis trousers-leg aud
squalls as though she was in great pain.
Ii he continues to play after this de-
monstration of her disapproyal OF that
kind of music the cat jumps up and
tries to scratch the noisy instrument
out OF his hands, and when she finds
that she cannot do that she runsaround
the room and news piteously. Assoon
as the gentleman lays the violin down
on the piano and speaks kindly to the
cat she seems pacihed at once, tro:s
over to where he is standing. rubs her
head and back lovingly against his
ankles, and purrs contentedly. lock
ing ND to him and acting as it
she wanted to tell him that she
wonld always be a good cat II he
would never make any more OF those
hateful sounds. But so sure as he IN
dertakes to resume playing the cat be-
Gins her tantrums and refuses to be
quiet until he has put down the violin
spaip. She is fond of organ music, but
| she cannot be taught to like the noise
made by the violin strings. She will
| tolerate the guitar. but the violin never,
The gentleman, who is an excellent
amateur violinist, prizes pussy very
highly, and whenever be wishes to en-
| terrain his friends with o little music
from bis favorite instrument he hes q
servant take the cat to her little house
| In the back yard and fasten her ia. AZ
soon rs the guests have departed plss
is allowed to come into the house,
when she seampers from one member
| Of the family to the other. aud purr-
fully expresses her gratitude at bsinc
permitted to be where they are once
more.
A Sixteenth. ward resident tells the
following about his cat and himself.
According to his own statement be is
occasionally in the habit OF going home
in hali-intoxicated condition, aud The